Wyoming Wins Fracking Lawsuit When Judge Sides With State Oil And Gas Conservation Commission
Source: Associated Press
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) A judge in Casper has sided with the state of Wyoming and ruled against environmentalists who sought to make public the lists of ingredients that go into hydraulic fracturing fluids.
Environmental groups had requested the ingredient lists from the Wyoming Oil and Gas Conservation Commission, arguing that the public needs to know what chemicals companies are putting underground.
Natrona County District Judge Catherine Wilking has ruled that Wyoming's state oil and gas supervisor was correct to withhold the ingredient lists as protected trade secrets.
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sinkingfeeling
(51,457 posts)Ezlivin
(8,153 posts)These corporations have a mandate to make profits.
We shouldn't let the need for clean air or water hamper their efforts! What kind of capitalism-hating monster are you?
madamesilverspurs
(15,805 posts)Wyoming is Cheney Country. And Cheney is the one who strongarmed the industry's exemption from the requirements of the Clean Air and Water Act.
bleccchhhh.
Javaman
(62,530 posts)but then again, he'll just ask the devil to devert th Boysen Reservoir to his land.
CarmanK
(662 posts)socialindependocrat
(1,372 posts)I would say that any time you put "dangerous" chemicals underground
there is a chance that they will find ground water at some time in the future.
It's just a matter of time.
Anyone have any evidence to the contrary?
What does the EPA have to say?
ldlew
(18 posts)It is easy to find out..ask the local hazardous material disposal plant...PCBs, liquids from paints, on and on. Employee will tell you. Might help to look up deep well injection sites and locations of Fracking. Just an idea from a previous employee of a Hazardous Materials Disposal Plant and they do go across state lines, check hazardous materials placards of the vehicle going to the fracking site or deep well injection sites. You will find out quick. Placards will tell you without going to a judge and if the trucks are not placarded they broke fed law. As a citizen, you can request materials listing from the DOT as all hazardous materials shipments are monitored from start to finish (the number is not private). The local fire department has the number for HazMat response. Use everything that is available: NFPA codes, DOT Laws for your state and interstate commerce of Hazardous materials. The information is in your face everyday, you're not seeing them but they are there. Even the types of tanks can tell you and the color coding of those tanks can tell you. Open your eyes and educate yourself...it's all in the open